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    "Temperature Range" "ramp rate" ASUS BIOS

    I have an Asus Pundit booksize barebone system, which as two BIOS settings that I don't undertsand: Temperature Range and CPUFAN Ramp Rate. Temperature Range goes from 4 celsuis to 80 celsuis and CPUFAN Ramp Rate goes from 35 secs to 0.8 secs What do these mean? Will setting them change...
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    Is it safe when surge protector says "line fault"

    I have a tripp lite isobar surge protector and just moved to this new apt. EVERY freaking outlet in this new place makes the isobar's "line fault" light on. Yesterday, it has "line fault," and "protection on" lights on and has "line ok" light off. I was wondering whether it simply...
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    Programming question for unix regular expression guru

    I need some regular expression programming help. basically I want to be able to search all instances of word X occuring within 100 characters of word Y in a bunch of files. How do I form a regular expression that can do that? I'm using grep in linux. Thx,
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    Tried Kubuntu Linux, now going back to windows

    Installed ubuntu this morning. Here is my story. Video: Tried to install nvidia own driver for 4 hours and never worked; the kernel source compilation was required and it never recognized my newly installed kernel source code and gcc. (and yes I played with all the settings accordingot...
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    which linux for my a8n-sli

    Hi, linux gurus. Mind answering a specific but probably an age-old question--which distribution is right for my setup and needs? I am getting bored looking at my bland xp pro desktop, taskbar,..., etc. Hardware: AMD athlon64, Asus A8n-SLI, Maxtor SATAII 300gb, Nvidia Geforce 6600, BenQ...
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    overclocking 6600 (non GT)

    So far, I've gone from 300mhz (core) to 500mhz and 550mhz(memory) to 650 (memory). no detectable artificat after a run of 3dmark03, which gives me >6500 score. The temp sits at about 50C idle and >60C load. How far can I push this thing? I'm afraid to burn it out unintentionally. the...
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    What's the unknown USB device in A8N-SLI?

    For my A8n-sli, I've installed the nforce stand alone driver. But I still get an unrecognized USB device. The only thing I can think of is the USB hub on my Dell 2005fpw. But I see usb hub in my device manager, and I've downloaded and installed the monitor driver from the graphics tab. Has...
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    A8N-SLI-DELUXE and Windows XP

    I am reinstalling Xp on my a8n-sli. I want to keep NViDIA drivers and apps to the minimum. Do you know which devices absolutely needed drivers/apps? Ethernet? Gigabyte Ethernet? Audio? Anything else? AMD athlon64 cpu driver? (is this needed for XP?) I don't need active armor as I...
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    How to clean-up slow windows XP?

    My windows XP is now bloated with hundreds of application, some of which have been uninstalled, reinstalled, blah blah. In short, it groans under the weight of my programs and runs much muc slower than a fresh copy. I'd hate to do an re-install of the entire OS b/c I'd have to load up all...
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    no display at boot but does go to windows

    Just replaced my asus radeon x300 w/ gigabyte 6600 pci-e. It runs fine in windows. But whenever I boot I get a blank screen until the windows login page. I removed CMOS on the motherbord, asus a8n-sli deluxe, and it would give me a boot logo everything for one time. Then if I hot-boot...
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    a8n-sli OC question, fsb limit?

    Today, I tried a controlled OC on my memory. I upped the HTT to 300 (3x multiplier), and lower the CPU multipler to 6x, giving an effective 1800mhz cpu speed, stock for my athlon64 3000+. Then I put the memory divider to DDR266, therefore roughly making the memory running at 0.61*300 =183mhz...
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    a8n-sli OC question

    Today, I tried a controlled OC on my memory. I upped the HTT to 300 (3x multiplier), and lower the CPU multipler to 6x, giving an effective 1800mhz cpu speed, stock for my athlon64 3000+. Then I put the memory divider to DDR266, therefore roughly making the memory running at 0.61*300 =183mhz...
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    Canno push my HyperX memory beyond 200mhz, help

    Rig: asus a8n-sli bios 1004 final athlon64 3000. I can push fsb way high., currently only set at 270mhz, 3x. But I am unable to push my hyperx (rated at 2-3-2-6-1 PC3200) to DDR333 divider. Currently it sits at DDR266 2-3-2-6-1, effectively running at 173mhz, when it's stock-rated for...
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    I'm a believer now.

    Unbeliievable. Before: lian-li pc50. 36C/41C idle (cpu/motherboard) Noisy like hell. Now: antec slk3000b 29C/27C idle (cpu/motherboard) Quiet as amouse. It took a front 80mm fan to achieve that incredbly satisfying temp. W/o the front, w/ only the rea fan, it gets as high as...
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    How to softmount fans?

    was wondering whether I can cut washers out of soft clothe to softmount.. I don't need to buy specially-made EAR washers, do I? ANything soft should work right??? same question for hard drive mounting.
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    TAC

    Curious as to how the 2 vents on the side panel help. Does the passive airflow through the lower vent create enough cooling to video cards? Can the upper duct be directed over the top of the video card or northbridge area?
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    Sniper Scope shaking in Farcry

    When I play farcry with a sniper rifle. The scope shakes even when my mouse is not moving. Do you get that too? Is that a feature of the game or a problem with my system?
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    Overclocking X300

    Got an Asus X300, not X300 SE. I used ATItool to overclock it. Currently running at 450MHZ (core) and 230MHZ (effectively 460MHZ) (memory). BTW, it runs Farcry at 1152x864 w/ high setting with > fps 30! totally playable! couple questions 1) it seems ATItool does not catch artificats...
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    How to Display Framerate in FarCry?

    anyway to display framerate so that I can pinpoint what threadhold of framerate is causing my motion-sickness?? Incidentally, my radeon x300 plays far cry fine at low setting w/ 1680x1050 resolution. pretty cool..
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    how to set active partition on 2nd HD from 1st HD

    I have a bit unsusal situation. My thinkpad X31 comes with no floppy or CD. What I want to do is to install OS on the new hard disk on the thinkpad. I can boot from a USB key, which is treated as a hard drive. Therefore, it boots up as C:. It can only be C b/c I cannot boot off the new hard...
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    Safe to buy Refurbished 6600GT from Newegg?

    Newegg has refurbished video 6600gt as low as $150. Have anyone bought refurbished video cards from them before? How was the experience?
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    Is there a case with side fan blowing on nforce4 northridge?

    looking for a case that has a 120mm exhaust fan and a side fan that somewhat directly over the graphic card and northridge cooler area of a nforce4 motherboard, a8n-sli. hate to buy a new case and drill holes in it. Unless it's a really cheap one. :)
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    Should a Fat LineBacker Run Faster in Hitting a small Receiver

    As you know, if two cars collide, they better slow down to reduce the kinetic energy in the collision. But suppose a fat linebacker which will definitely crush a small receiver. Then what stops him, who has the fat weight and inertia, from running faster to increase the kinetic energy and...
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    A8N-sli chipset temp rises falls slowly and levels

    Crosse-posted in cooling. My A8N-SLI MB temp (chipset temp) rises and drops rather slowly. Once it slowly levels off, it won't change much REGARDLESS OF load (3dmark03+prime95). To the contrary, CPU temps rises/drops quickly according to load, suggesting that the cpu heatsink really works...
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    Chipset Temp rises very slowly CPU Temp rises/drops quickly

    My A8N-SLI MB temp (chipset temp) rises and drops rather slowly. Once it slowly levels off, it won't change much regardless of load. To the contrary, CPU temps rises/drops quickly according to load, suggesting that the heatsink really works. Hmmmm. I got a fan blowing directly above...
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    How to cut up my aluminum case??

    Got a lian-li pc50. want to cut some slits and drill 4 holes to have space for a 80mm fan on one of the aluminum side panels. What's the cheapest way to do it? I can mark the holes and slits easily. But what's the cheapest cutting tool for it? Or will homedepot or somewhere take...
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    foxconn nforce4 motherboard

    monarch has it for $99 and in-stock. seems feature-complete wonder if it's a good board. too bad I already put out $200 for the a8n-sli sorry, it's not 4x htt. it's even better, a ultra board. thanks for pointing out my mistake.
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    will plastic standoffs work in lian-li cases?

    I got a lian-li pc-50 with square holes in the motherboard tray. It only came with metal stands w/ screw holes. I hate metallic things next to my sensitive motherboard. Would plastic standoffs, which are roun, work with the square holes? thanks. I guess all lian-li cases are about the...
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    )resolved) WTF, machine crashed for no reason A8n-sli enermax psu

    UPDATE: after a new motherboard, problem solved. Everythign works now under a new A8N-SLI. So what I suspect what I did wrong was that I may have installed the mb w/o washers and caused a short somewhere. Or that when I installed zalman 7700, I put on the backplate inside out and let...
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    Is this temperature good for A8N_SLI & winnie 3000+

    idle about 34 C (cpu) 37 (MB) load (prime95 for > 30 minutes) about 44 C MB 42 C Using a big zalman 7700 on max on a winnie 3000+ with artic silver ceramic paste. The only outflowing fan is in the enermax power supply. the ony other case fan is a 80mm front sucking in. Mind sharing...
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    successful A8N-SLI Build except for booting sequence

    Got it up and running fairly painlessly with the following config. no OC yet. but seems stable. enermax eg465p-ve-24pin, 2 512 kingston hyperx, 1 maxtor 300gb SATA, 1 wd 120Gb IDE and 1 seagate 80gb IDE, 1 benq 16x dvd-rw, 1 zalman 7700-alcu, 1 x300 128-bit card. the chipset fan is loud enough...
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    A8N-SLI not setting my hyperx SPD correctly?

    I have 2 512MB Kingston Hyperx Pc3200 bought from outpost.com. It's supposed to be rated at 2-3-2-6-1 But CPU-Z shows that the spd is 2.5-3-3-8 DOes anyone else have similar problems with wrong SPDs under A8N-SLI? Is it my board or did I get bad memory?
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    Zalman says NB47J Northbridge cooler fits A8N-SLI

    Zalman emailed me back and stated that Thank you for your interest. Our ZM-NB47J is compatible with your ASUS A8N-SLI deluxe mobo. If you have further enquiry, please contact us. Regards, Support/Zalman So, start replacing that noisy buggers with Zalman!! I looked at...
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    How to connect the 24-pin connector to a8n-sli?

    I bought an enermax eg465p-ve-24pin. a picture is here http://www.circotech.com/enerm...wer-supply-24-pin.html Do I just plug in the 24-pin connector to the motherbardo or use the inlcluded 24-pin to 20pin+4-pin connectors which together go on to the motherboard? Thanks,
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    What do I do with the 1-pin cable that is connected to the 24-pin main power?

    hmm, there is no power supply forum. So I'm posting this question here. What do I do with the 1-pin cable that is connected to the 24-pin main power? See the picture of my enermax eg465p-ve-24pin at http://www.circotech.com/enerm...wer-supply-24-pin.html
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    What do I do with the 1-pin cable that is connected to the 24-pin main power?

    I bought an enermax eg465p-ve-24pin power supply. As you can see from this picture, http://www.circotech.com/enerm...wer-supply-24-pin.html the 24-pin main connector has this 1-pin cable. What do I do with it? Is it ground?
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    any nforce4 northbridge chipset cooler?

    anything that is compatiable with nforce4 SLI chipset? looking to replace the loud ah heck on a8n-sli deluxe
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    will zalman passive chipset cooler work on nforce4 northbridge?

    Will zm-nb47j fit on any northbridge, including nforce4 sli chipset on asus a8n-sli? I am looking for a replacement heatsink for the little stock heatsink/fan.